Gas-meter connection.



M! A. OORBETT.

GASMETE'R CONNECTION.

APPLICATION IILED JAN..2, 1912.

1,069,393, I Patented Au .5,1913.

.Wikyamo which similar characters of reference des-,

impart sutlicient rigidity and at the same MICHAEL A. CORBETT,

or coLUMsUs; 0am.

Gas-METER CONNECTION.

Application filed January 2,

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, llllCIIAEL A. Connnr'r, a citizen of the llnitedStates, residingat (olumbus in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and ilsctullmprovcments in Gas-lileterConnections, of which the following is a specititration.

My invention relates to gas meter connections and is particularlydesigned as an improvement in connections tor the upper ends of'thcpipes of a gas meter of such form as to be readily adjustable in a mannor to permit of accommodation to practically any type of distortioncommon to the average gas meter and inevitably occurring in a largemajority of the gas meters. It is a known fact among dealers in thesedevices, that the pipes thereof become distorted or warped out of trueand,because of such distortion or warping, the gas meter connection mustbe of such a nature as to time afford a capability of adjustment forpractically any angle of distortion or warping. The normal types ofdistortion to be reckoned with in the production of a read ilyapplicable meter connection, are the tendency to distortion out ofparallelism and the tendency to distortion laterally with relation toeach. other.

My invention therefore aims to primarily compensate for .thesedeficiencies or drawmeter.

lhe preferred form of my invention 1s shown in .theaccom van on drawm s111 ignato corresponding parts, and in tivhich F i-gure 1 is aperspectiye View of a. gas meter with my meter connection ,appliedthereto, Fig. 2 is an elevation partly in section ofm y gas meterconnection detached,

Fig. 3 is a vertiral section taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2, F 1g. 4 1s adetail perspective of a washer desirably utilized in my invent-ion, Fig.5 is an elevation of one the duplicate members utilized in my gas meterconnection, and, Fig. (3 is a projected view of this member shown inFig. 5.

' In the drawings, the meter is shown at 1.21s having pipes 2 and Semdconnecting elements 4; and 5 normally carried by the gas meterconnection. This gas meter connection is formed of substantiallyduplicate or twin elements comprising lrC OllPllllg Specification 5rLetters Patent.

Patented Aug. 55,1913.

1912. 7 Serial No. 668,931.

heads 6 and 7 and intermediate interfitting members. These intermediateinterfitting members each comprise a channel-like portion 8longitudinally slotted as at 9 and a bar extension 10 transverselyslotted near itsextrernity as at 11. The bar extensions are of a lesswidth than the channel formations and this construction, together withthe transverse slot ll, cooperate to produce what 1' term a compoundadjustment to be hereinafter more fully described. Extending alongeither longitudinal Wall of the slot 9 upon the outer surface ofthechannellike member, are curved ridges 12 for a purpose to behereinafter described. Likewise extending along either transverse wallof the transverse ridges 13.

It will be understood that each longitudinal slot is normally in reistry with the transverse slot of the opposite member and because ofthis upper structure, it becomes possible to not only adjust theelements or members longitudinally with relation to each other, but italso becomes possible by this particular structure to ettcct a tiltingmovement. These "particular adjustments are particularly designed tocompensate for tl'r distortion of the pipes of the meter from parallelrelation which should be their normal position. It will be observed byreference to Fig. 2 that there is left sulli-- cient space for thistilting adjustment, .although it must be remembered that the re qulredad ustment is very small. This will become apparent if it is rememberedthat the lack of true parallelrelation of the pipes is produced in themaking or re airing ot the new and while it is of serious moment, it isnevertheless necessarily small.

The bolts extending through the register ing, slots upon the twomembers, are particularly designed to permit of what may be termed atwistingadjustn ent. in the drawings it will be seen that each bolt.comprises a threaded shank 14: and a trustoconical head 15 and furtherthat there is "mounted a nutltl upon the threaded shank of each bolt,such nuts normally serving to clamp the said eleme'i'its together.(oacting with this clann'iing structure, l desirably interpose betweenthe elements, washers .17 of a peculiar structure. These washers aredesirably rectangular in general formation and have one surface thereoftlat and the slot 11 are arcuateother surface curved as at 18'. Inaddition Y ing the-channel members gc-gemeni Wllih. the

to this curvature, the iveficii i era1ly fieregi nature as at meet asprimarily lo compen.

.dinel wells of 'smgie Within. a. limited range.

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The structure 1w;

1M1) designed -P ebiiiey-cr relatively relative or twisting movement oi.

the n embereelihougii itr ill of cox. and-crowedfillet the ro ie'c on oro: clog "movement -ordinalrily required 18 email o cfzive move-- Thecivic-zine or r for the amount.

i relolively ieterol dietorlioo. oi." 1pc. It Will lee seen tho/o theparticular ormction of the ridges along citric longito thelongilauaiiucl slots and along thetmmsverse wells of. the ircoeverseslotejc effective lo permit of adjustment cirfif clamping oi? the boltspractically any llli is adjust mom is further l?ccili'tair/eel icy theprovision of the peculiarly formed. We ierfiviih its flared aperturecool I'Olli'ldfiii or corwex coo face. It will further be seen that 8 ofgreater Wieltli than the interfitting leer exteneiorie. 10, here ing theelongated transverse slots 11 iherein, also permits of e tiltiiig orknife-joint oeljustment to compensate for the irregularly mounted. pipemembere 2 cool 3 above noted. The elongated elem liy'permie a eliriinge11- bolts 14;. This tiit'mz adjustment, legeiller W ii the twisting o.iustment," compccsc. We

' elements are readily assembled and ecljosteol.

' compom d adjustment clamping 1. A." gas meter connection cqgnorieimqcomplemental members and income ior @112. of said; members whereby theymay assume variant positions.

gee meter connection comprising;

complcnienfml members, and clamping moons for said members, said membersand mid means having their coma iii 3; surfaces constructecl relativelyto permit. lixilitecl extent oi, compoumi. orijoeigmenc.

3.1% gee meter concoction comprising (A ridges extending along theeciges of sold forming Workmg surfaces, aml

cizs cool clamping means adapted "12o bear against said Workingsurfaces.

5. ii. gas meter connection comprising complemenml members havingregistering eiofie therein, "means for clamping said members togetherthrough said slots, and curved ridges ciong the eclgee of said slots tofacilitote clamping of soul members at any angle of relative twisting.c. A gas meter connection comprismg compiemental members, clamping meansfor said. members, and a washer having a convex surface interposedbetween said memoere to permit the rcictivcly rotctive anguinpositioning of said members.

"I. A. gas meter connection comprising compicmentcl members limingregistering clots-i ilierein, and clamping moons comprisbolt with a.conical need bearing in eof said slots to permii; relative angularjiielment of oiie 013 said. members with eciol colt. I

8. .i. gcs' meter connection comprising compiemehtelmembers havingregistering slois therein, curved riclgee along the eclges of coccisci-ii c iche end. clamping belie hov- 5.11;; conical hcecisg flleeringin the other of said. slots to permit a relatively relative angularadjustment oi? seidz members.

9. .i. gas. meter connection comprising :complemental members havingregistering clots, curved ridges along the edges oi said clots, cshereinterposed. between said members and having contacting surfaces constructeai' to icciiitate a limited extent, of ;twieting action members,anti el m" i earie'io cocci; ouch arljustmerii.

4 in esiimoiiy whereof l ailiir my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

cog bolts Ml )HIPLEL A. QGERBETT. i i iliiesses G. T Surrrxeeo, WALTERl"; EJ50114 cricler adjustment of said.

" ecid slots to permit of?

